Where does “gamma-aminovoihappo” come from?

gamma-aminovoihappo (Finnish) comes from Finnish voihappo, from Finnish happo, from Russian Агапий, from Old East Slavic Ага́пии, from Old Church Slavonic Ага́пии, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῐος, from Ancient Greek ἀγαπάω — to show affection for the dead; to treat with...

gamma-aminovoihappo (Finnish): aminobutyric acid

Definitions

  1. aminobutyric acid

Ancestry of “gamma-aminovoihappo”, step by step

gamma-aminovoihappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voihappo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoihappobutyric acid
2FinnishhappoAny sour or acidic liquid: acid; A substance that...
3RussianАгапий
4Old East SlavicАга́пии
5Old Church SlavonicАга́пии
6Ancient GreekᾸ̓γᾰ́πῐος
7Ancient Greekἀγαπάωto show affection for the dead; to treat with...

via Finnish gamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgammagamma; fantasy
2Ancient Greekγάμμαgamma, the name for the third letter Γ, γ of the...
3Phoenician𐤂gimel; giml
4Egyptian𓌙
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀγαπάωEvery word from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῐοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic Ага́пии
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